Privately it has been talked about by my friends for years. It's also a bit dangerous to talk about in the public realm for a number of reasons which is why som

Privately it has been talked about by my friends for years. It's also a bit dangerous to talk about in the public realm for a number of reasons which is why some discretion is a good idea. Look up Gawkers sources of funding, really look properly. Of course I could be wrong, but that would require a chain of coincidences worthy of Lemony Snicket. Who also lives in the Bay Area! There is a list of people who want to sue Gawker a mile long so there's no reason to suspect Ayyadurai is/was indirectly funded by Thiel. As ch4s3 pointed out, this would actually make the objective less likely because of laws against frivolous lawsuits. Regardless of how valid Ayyadurai's lawsuit is, Thiel would have been selective, using his training as a lawyer to choose the case(s) he thinks are certain to win.